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Music and dance have always been an integral part of my life. I love to sing; from belting Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors” around the house at age 3 to currently singing in a barbershop women’s chorus called Harmony on the Sound on Wednesdays. I studied ballet with the Royal Academy of Dance until high school and since then I’ve always had an interest in learning swing dancing. I enjoy big band music and it just looked like a lot of fun, but I was too afraid to go without a partner.

One day I casually mentioned to a coworker that I was trying to find a place to learn how to swing dance. Six months later I took my first West Coast Swing class on a Saturday and I’ve been dancing, and addicted to dancing, ever since. I only wish I hadn’t waited so long to try it!

While West Coast Swing is a tad different than the swing dancing I had envisioned, I enjoy getting to dance to a variety of music, with a variety of fun and friendly people, in a variety of places. I am constantly learning more about the dance and about myself, and loving every minute of it.